Ombudsman Report Investigation into whether Council for the City of Elliot Lake held illegal closed meetings in December 2014 and January and February 2015 André Marin Ombudsman of Ontario April 2015 Complaint 1 In January 2015, my Office received a complaint about three closed sessions held by …
Final Report “Being More Open About Closed Sessions” Investigation into the September 2, 2008 Closed Meeting of the Council of the Township of Enniskillen André Marin Ombudsman of Ontario April 2009 Complaint 1 On September 10, 2008, we received a complaint concerning a closed session held by the …
December 19, 2013 Mayor Bill Dowson; CAO/Clerk Steve McAuley and Deputy Clerk Charlene Overholt Municipality of Bluewater Box 250 Mill Avenue Zurich, ON N0M 2T0 Dear Mayor Dowson and Ms. Overholt, Re: Closed Meeting Complaints regarding August 27, 2013 Closed Session I am writing further to our …
Rapport de l’Ombudsman Enquête sur une plainte à propos d’une réunion à huis clos tenue par la Municipalité de Brighton le 10 mars 2017 Paul Dubé Ombudsman de l’Ontario Août 2017 Plainte 1 Le 27 mars 2017, mon Bureau a reçu une plainte à propos d’une série d’appels téléphoniques entre des membres …
Rapport de l’Ombudsman Enquête visant à déterminer si le Conseil du Canton de Russell a tenu une réunion à huis clos illégale le 12 décembre 2016 Paul Dubé Ombudsman de l’Ontario Mai 2017 Plainte 1 Le 16 décembre 2016, mon Bureau a reçu une plainte sur une réunion à huis clos tenue par le Conseil …
Ombudsman Report Investigation into a complaint about a closed meeting held by the Town of Carleton Place on June 12, 2018 Paul Dubé Ombudsman of Ontario November 2018 Complaint 1 In June 2018, my Office received a complaint about a closed meeting held by the Policy Review Committee (the …
Ombudsman Report Investigation into closed meetings by the council of the municipality of Central Huron on May 7, June 11 and July 26, 2012 André Marin Ombudsman of Ontario March 2013 Complaints 1 Our Office received a complaint regarding the closed meeting practices of council for the municipality …
Ombudsman Report Investigation into whether Council for the Town of Bracebridge held illegal closed meetings on December 9 and 17, 2014 André Marin Ombudsman of Ontario March 2015 Complaint 1 On December 29, 2014, my Office received a complaint about a closed session held by the General Committee …
Ombudsman Report Investigation into whether Council for the City of Elliot Lake held illegal closed meetings in April 2015 Barbara Finlay Acting Ombudsman of Ontario October 2015 Complaint 1 In April 2015, my Office received complaints about closed sessions held by council for the City of Elliot …
Children and Youth Unit Guidance for service providers The Children and Youth Unit at the Ontario Ombudsman’s Office takes complaints from children, youth and adults. Anyone experiencing a problem with a children’s aid society, residential licensee (foster home, group home), youth justice facility …
Tips for Municipalities Closed meetings: Resolutions The Municipal Act requires that meetings of councils, local boards and their committees be open to the public, except in certain narrow circumstances. To close a meeting, a resolution must be passed. The resolution must: • Be passed in an open …
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O N TA R I O O N TA R I O ’ S WAT C H D O G Know your rights in care As a young person in care*, you have rights. This means you’re entitled to certain things while receiving services. GOOD CARE SAFETY YOUR FILE If you feel that your rights aren’t being met or respected, you have the right to make …
Why should I call the Ombudsman’s office? What can the Ombudsman’s office do? Do you feel like no one is listening, you aren’t being treated fairly, or you have nowhere to turn? We help people with their complaints about Ontario government bodies. The Ombudsman’s Children and Youth Unit can help. …
Tips for Municipal Complaint Resolution Policies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Every municipality should have a general complaint policy approved by council. The complaint policy should be publicly posted. The policy should specify if anonymous complaints will be accepted. There should be a …
Tips for Municipalities Enforcing property-related by-laws Municipalities can pass property maintenance by-laws under the Municipal Act, 2001 and enforce them against property owners. As a best practice, every municipality should develop a written policy, adopted by council and posted publicly, …
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